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Chooka Parker – A Jewel From Down Under

You know how it is when you hear a saying or a catch phrase. The next thing you know, you are using it and melding it into your own vocabulary. Having lovely Twitter friends who are Australian and theatrically inclined, I picked up the phrase Chookas from them. The Urban Dictionary defines Chookas as Theatrical slang used mainly in Australia to wish performer good luck. Synonymous to: break a leg. One day after using the phrase on Twitter, a friend asked me what it meant. Soon after my reply I received a tweet that simply said It’s also my name!This was my personal introduction to an amazing young man named Chooka Parker. Read More…

Just a girl who lives on the sunny side of the street, author of novel I'll probably never finish, and collector of talented people. I follow various aspects of the entertainment industry and enjoy keeping up with celebrities whose careers I appreciate. I'm interested in how television, movies, theater, dance and music are created, produced, promoted and performed. For more of these topics, visit my magazine blog at ataglancemag.com